A Break From Makeup: Scrambled Egg and Avocado Open Faced Bagel Breakfast Sandwich

So I don't really know what to call these as I just kind of threw a bunch of my favorite ingredients together this morning to make this yummy breakfast.  It was so good that I really wanted to share it with you guys!!

It looks kind of weird...I know...but oh my was it delicious.

Alright so on to how I made it!

Saute the mushrooms and garlic in 1/4 tbs of olive oil

Put your mini bagels in the toaster oven (or toaster) and get them toasting

Turn the heat down and crack the egg into the pan

quickly add avocado, cheese, spinach, and milk

Turn the heat up to the best temp for scrambling all the ingredients together

Mix in basil and parsley to taste

Scoop your mixture onto the bagels and enjoy!

I was going to initially make this a sandwich but there was too much filling for that to be possible.  The open faced method looks cuter anyway.

Not all the ingredients are listed in the nutrition facts for this meal because things like garlic and basil don't really contribute much calorie wise.  The sodium for this was a bit higher than I was expecting but the protein is nice.  The calories would probably be close to 400 if I would have had a full half an avocado to use...I had to scrape out some brown bits. However you could probably omit the cheese completely....I just really like cheese.  I think adding more mushrooms would have also been better.  This was flavorful enough to eat without the bagels, taking them away would make this much less calorie and carb dense.

Overall this breakfast experiment was a success and I will definitely be making it again!

A Break From Makeup: Low Calorie Strawberry Coffee Drink

In today's break from makeup I will be sharing my absolute favorite coffee drink meal substitute thing with you! I love coffee, almonds, vanilla, and strawberries so one day I thought why not combine all of it?! And so I did, it was amazing...and low calorie! ;D

I prefer this to a 16 oz calorie packed Starbucks drink any day!

However the nutritional powder stuff I bought isn't really what I wanted. I was hoping for less sugar and more protein but my grocery store didn't seem to carry anything like that.  Any suggestions?

Here are the contents:

8 oz Black Coffee ~1 cal

8 oz Unsweetened Vanilla or Chocolate Almond Milk ~30-45 cal

One Scoop of a Vanilla Protein Mix  ~125 cal

1/2 cup Frozen or Fresh Strawberries ~25 cal

A Splash of Vanilla Flavoring  ~1 cal

Directions

1. Acquire the coffee by whatever means is your favorite and stick it in the fridge to cool.

2. If using frozen berries remove them from the freezer and allow them to thaw....I plop mine in the coffee to speed up the process.

3. Add a scoop of the nutrition mix and blend the crap out of it!

4. Add the almond milk and vanilla flavor to the blended coffee, strawberries, and nutrition mixture, then stir well.

5. Add ice if it is not quite cold enough or stick it in the fridge overnight for breakfast the next day.

6. Enjoy your 16 oz and less than 200 calorie coffee drink <3

If you would prefer this as just a beverage and not as a meal substitute just forgo the protein powder and perhaps add a bit extra vanilla extract! It will take the calories to less than 100 for a 16 0z serving.  I rarely eat meat so I like the shake mix as a way to add a bit more protein into my diet.  Hope you enjoy!